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Our seminars focus on current topics of interest to pest control professionals who must continually deal with challenges in the Agricultural industry.
These topics include:
- The biological characteristics of insect pests.
- Plant disease epidemiology.
- New and emerging crop pests.
- Pest resistance.
- Regulatory challenges.
- Good land and soil stewardship.
- Organic farming techniques.
- Methyl bromide alternatives.
- Identification of crop pests.
- Crop disease predictive modeling and much more.
These seminars are certified by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for Continuing Education credits for Pest Control Advisor and Qualified Applicator license holders. Depending on the subject matter, many of these events are also approved for continuing education hours for the national Certified Crop Advisor license. These educational events are widely respected as intensly scientific meetings directed at real world utility. The audience is encouraged to participate throughout these full day events, and by the round table discussion at the end, participants have had an in depth experience that is memorable and profoundly appropriate to their roles as agronomist practitioners.
For those who cannot attend these events, a few of the more popular seminars, individual powerpoint presentations, and speaker interviews have been preserved in downloable files and DVD format which are available through this site via links below.
Previous seminars presented by Pacific Ag Research (click for the program in PDF format):
2005 The Science and Politics of Soil Fumigation
2004 The New Farming Environment: Agriculture's Regulatory Challenges
2001 Pesticides in Crisis: the FQPA
2000 Diamondback Moth Symposium
1998 Leafminer Symposium
1997 Plant Disease Symposium
1996 Management of Soil Diseases
1995 Soil Disease Management
Educational Presentations in PDF format: Integrated management of soil health Overview of non chemical soil management practices Properties of an ideal soil fumigant and the alternatives in development and practice Frank V. Sances - Pacific Ag Research, Inc. Educational Presentations in PowerPoint format: (from "The Science and Politics of Soil Fumigation", a seminar hosted by Pacific Ag Research on February 11, 2005) (The following are best viewed in a recent version of Internet Explorer. They are large files, and take a few moments to load.) Overview of soil health and the role of soil fumigation Frank Sances, Pacific Ag Research, Inc Atmospheric chemistry and methyl bromide Don Blake, UC Irvine Fumigation alternatives and their alternatives Tom Trout, USDA-ARS Fresno Off-target movement of soil fumigants David Sullivan, Meteorologist, Sullivan Environmental Toxicology and risk assessments of fumigants Dong Wang, Univ. of Minnesota Protecting the public health and safety Randy Segawa, CALEPA Properties of an ideal soil fumigant Frank Sances, Pacific Ag Research, Inc Telone formulations as replacements for methyl bromide Brian Hegland, Dow AgroSciences Chloropicrin effectiveness alone and in companion products Tom Dufala, Tri-Cal, Inc DMDS, a safe European soil fumigant Roy Whitson, Cerexagri USA Midas: Iodomethane as an effective methyl bromide replacement Mike Allan, Arvesta Corp. The increasing uses of Vapam since the phase out of methyl bromide Chuck Duerkson, Amvac Corp. Overview of non-chemical soil management practices Frank Sances, Pacific Ag Research, Inc The biofumigation potential of mustard cover crops Richard Smith, Univ. of Calif. Coop.Ext., Salinas Integrated soil management practices Dan Chellimi, USDA-ARS Fort Pierce, FL Managing soil microbial communities Alexandra Stone, Oregon State University Vineyard and orchard soil management options Michael McKenry, Univ. of California Impact of fertilizers, manures and organic soil amendments Giulio Ferruzzi, NRCS and Kay Mercer, SLO/SB Counties Ag Watershed Coalition Related Presentations in PowerPoint format: Overview of soil health and the role of fumigation Frank Sances, Pacific Ag Research Alternative fumigants on high cash crops Frank Sances Ozone safe chemical fumigants Frank Sances
